Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periesophageal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: periesophageal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the esophagus

Example Sentences

"CTV was defined as GTV plus a 2.0–5.0 cm craniocaudal margin with a 0.8–1.0 cm lateral margin and the areas at risk for elective nodal regions (such as lower cervical, periesophageal, mediastinal and perigastric LNs)."

Etymology

From peri- + esophageal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Inflected Forms

perioesophageal (alternative)

Questions

What does periesophageal mean?: Around the esophagus
Where does periesophageal come from?: From peri- + esophageal.

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